ISRAEL

GAZA — The number of victims from the bombing of Hassan Salameh and Al-Nasr schools has risen to 30 dead and dozens injured, including serious cases, according to Mahmoud Bassil, spokesman for Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip. “At least 25 bodies, most of them children and women, and 50…

TEHRAN — Following the assassination of Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, questions have emerged regarding Tehran’s potential response to Tel Aviv, which was immediately accused by Iranian authorities of orchestrating the killing. News media reported that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct attack on…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid escalating tensions between Israel and the Iranian-led “Axis of resistance” following Israeli assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas officials, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pledged that the United States would defend Israel if attacked. Austin emphasized that Washington would support Tel Aviv’s right to self-defense while…

TEL AVIV — Following a meeting of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to invade Israel in support of Palestinians. Erdogan asserted that, just as Turkish forces had entered Karabakh and Libya, they could do the same in Israel. In response,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During his speech to the United States Congress in Washington, D.C., Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sketched a vague outline of a plan for a ‘deradicalized’ post-war Gaza and touted a potential future alliance between Israel and US Arab allies. While Democrats boycotted his remarks and pro-Palestinian…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The recent decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), confirming that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, has elicited both support and condemnation. The US State Department expressed concern that the scope of the Court’s opinion could complicate efforts to resolve the conflict and achieve…

HODEIDAH, Yemen — Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have launched attacks targeting Israeli territory, the latest being a drone strike on Tel Aviv. In response, Israel conducted a powerful retaliatory strike. The Israeli Army announced it bombed military…

GAZA / TEL AVIV — Amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel, violations by both sides have escalated, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The HRW report confirmed that Hamas committed numerous war crimes during its surprise attack on Israel on…

DOHA / BAGHDAD — Following increasing pressure from Doha and Washington on Hamas to accept an Israeli offer for a new prisoner deal, leaders of Hamas have reportedly decided to leave Qatar and move to Iraq under Iranian protection. Sources within the Iraqi government confirmed that Hamas leaders, who arrived…

THE HAGUE — South Africa has made an urgent appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to mandate Israel cease its military actions in Rafah, end its broader campaign across Gaza, and permit international journalists and investigators access to the territory. This request follows extensive damage and significant casualties…